Pet Photos

Martha's Pets

Martha's Pets

Best of the Wag

Ghenghis Khan

Martha's Barnyard

Mother Hen

For the chickens, Martha fashioned outdoor roosts from rustic logs. The various breeds are pretty, and they also lay plenty of delicious, nutritious eggs.

Photography: Ditte Isager

Free Range

The chickens are free to range in yards that are fenced and netted to protect them from hawks and climbing predators.

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Photography: Richard Foulser

Creature Comforts

Half the coop is covered with rough stones, half with dirt for bathing and digging.

Photography: Richard Foulser

Goose on the Loose

The Pomeranian geese are beautiful, protective, and noisy characters.

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Photography: Richard Foulser

Reduce, Reuse, Recycle

The cutting garden adjoins the coops; all weeds are fed to the birds, as are all grass cuttings.

Photography: Richard Foulser

Thanksgiving Turkeys

Martha's turkeys include two Royal Palms, two Bourbon Reds, and two Black Spanish.

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Photography: Richard Foulser

The Chicken and the Egg

Colorful eggs are a result of many different breeds of chickens.

Photography: Richard Foulser

Black Beauties

Black Welsh mountain sheep were adored in the Middle Ages for their rich, flavorful meat.

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Photography: Richard Foulser

Vintage Seventies

The breed was imported to the United States from Wales in 1973 and has become quite popular in the Northeast. Today, flocks are raised here for both wool and meat.

Photography: Richard Foulser

Sturdy Breed

The sturdy breed makes for good field sheep and displays resistance to many diseases. The sheep are relatively small and have no wool on their evocative faces. The rams have beautiful horns.

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Photography: Richard Foulser

Small Wonders

Sicilian donkeys are like no other equines -- affectionate, tame, attention-seeking, and loyal. They are born miniature, so they're especially cute as foals (baby jacks or jennies, depending).

Photography: Richard Foulser

Variety of Colors

They thrive on grass alone and come in a variety of colors, primarily gray dun (like Clive). Nearly all Sicilians have dorsal stripes, with a dark stripe across their withers. According to folklore, the markings symbolize the baby Jesus being carried on the donkey's back.